PFC2020-0894 Attach 2 Attachment 2 MSP Application Briefings PFC3030-0894.docx Municipal Stimulus Program (MSP) Application Briefings calgary.ca | contact 311 03 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Briefing 1: Facility Revitalization & Renewal 4 Briefing 2: Parks & Open Spaces 9 Briefing 3: Transportation 12 Briefing 4: Water Infrastructure (Community Drainage Improvement) 16 2 2 Attachment 2 MSP Application Briefings PFC3030-0894.docx Introduction On 2020 July 28 the Government of Alberta (GoA) announced additional funding for infrastructure investments as part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan to help with the COVID-19 recovery. The City’s share of the $500 million Municipal Stimulus Program (MSP) is $152.8 million for capital investments in 2020 and 2021. The MSP is intended to provide funding that will create and sustain local jobs, enhance provincial competitiveness and productivity, position communities to participate in future economic growth and reduce municipal red-tape and to promote job-creating private sector investment. Administration recommends the bundles of investments on the following pages for submission to the MSP program. Each bundle represents one proposed application. While the investments themselves have been chosen based on their alignment to Council’s approved criteria (2020 May 11 (C2020-0524)) and their contribution to improving quality of life for Calgarians, they are grouped below by asset class to satisfy program guidelines and maximize chances of application approval. The briefings on the following pages include - Facility Upgrade & Renewal, Transportation, Water Infrastructure and Parks & Open Spaces. 3 3 Attachment 2 MSP Application Briefings PFC3030-0894.docx Briefing 1: Facility Revitalization & Renewal Investment Facility Upgrade/Renewal Projects will revitalize City facilities and associated Description networks, increasing the life of City assets, services offered, and levels of connectivity (fibre) to attract investment and support economic recovery. Projects that are within this bundle and their associated value include: Affordable Housing will repair and regenerate City and CHC owned affordable housing assets including construction of new units, building and unit upgrades, building envelope, environmental efficiency & operating cost reduction Glenbow Revitalization will start the revitalization of interior and exterior of the Glenbow Museum Telus Spark Upgrades will renovate interior exhibits, upgrade dome theatre, build main floor café and build solar generation in the parking lot at TELUS Spark. Northwest Travellers Building will receive investment to stabilize the foundation Jack Singer/Public Building will receive interior and exterior investments to improve access and to address phase 1 exterior rehabilitation. Civic Partner Infrastructure Grant – Upgrade projects will upgrade Partner facilities (e.g. Heritage Park, Calgary Zoo, Hangar Museum, Fort Calgary, Vecova) to increase accessibility, reduce energy use and extend building life. Fiber Infrastructure project will continue building the City’s telecommunication infrastructure per the Council-approved Fibre Infrastructure Strategy. Shouldice Air Supported Dome - includes the installation of a seasonal air-supported structure over an existing artificial turf fields at the Shouldice Athletic Park. It will provide much needed indoor practice and play space in Northwest Calgary Investment This investment aligns directly with all MSP guidelines: Objectives – Alignment to MSP Sustain and create local jobs through investment in facility upgrades and Guidance revitalization of existing facilities. Enhance provincial competitiveness and productivity through investment in economic development and tourism industries. Position communities to participate in future economic growth by providing increase safe and affordable housing units. Reduce municipal red-tape to promote job-creating private sector through investment in alternative energy sources. 4 4 Attachment 2 MSP Application Briefings PFC3030-0894.docx Alignment to Enhance asset value and reduce operating costs: investment to increase the Council Criteria useful life of assets, energy efficiency improvements and to address health and safety Creates Jobs: Creates temporary jobs to renovate facilities, the investment will involve design and construction phases in order to rehabilitate the interior and exterior of key City facilities Contributes to a resilient city: through provision of safe housing for low income households reducing city operating costs and allowing for field sports to be organized year-round and not be dependent on the weather. Facilitates equitable service: through the development of affordable housing in multiple communities and addressing a critical shortage of available indoor amenities for field sports practice and play. Shovel-ready: Design and construction are ready to commence and can be completed with MSP funding, which will allow the projects to complete Q4 2021. Supports Post COVID service – such as Telus Spark galleries which will be designed to limit hands on interactions Enables economic diversification – through housing people and increasing productivity potential for labor, as well as research and training in the delivery of renewable energy solutions Eligibility (Capital Construction and Development, Betterment: the investment will involve design Project Activities) and construction to rehabilitate the interior and exterior of key City facilities and extend the useful lives of the assets General Government and Administration: the investment will improve telecommunication infrastructure within the city Non-Routine Maintenance: Repair or replacement of individual parts of an infrastructure asset’s major components or systems Functional Parks, Recreation, Sports and Other Community Facilities Category General Government and Administration Public Health and Welfare Description of Exterior and interior structural rehabilitation of two heritage buildings to support Activities community economic development & tourism and downtown revitalization: Jack Singer/Public Building $500,000 in 2020 and $6M in 2021 to complete rehabilitation design and critical repair; and Northwest Travellers Building $5M in 2021 to stabilize the structural foundation. Shouldice Dome project will proceed with the design and construction of a seasonal air-supported dome over one of the three artificial turf fields at the Shouldice Athletic Park. Addition of Fibre telecommunication critical conduit and fibre optic cables, which will increase City of Calgary fibre network providing resiliency to the backbone of the city’s telecommunications infrastructure Glenbow Museum Project will include interior renovations - decanting, asset demolition and relocation, temporary environmental controls, selective demolition, mechanical and electrical demolition. Exterior construction commencing spring 2021 include, exterior precast panel removal, partial roofing removal and replacement, exterior building hoarding and public safety precautions. Upgrade Civic Partner 5 5 Attachment 2 MSP Application Briefings PFC3030-0894.docx Infrastructure building components to increase accessibility, improve energy efficiency and extend building life (example facilities include Heritage Park, Calgary Zoo, Hangar Museum, Fort Calgary, Vecova) TELUS Spark Upgrade, will renovate existing galleries creating a digital immersive environment, renovate and upgrade Dome Theatre and build a café on main floor. Solar installation will involve the completion of detailed design and the entire project will require six months to complete from the start of detailed design, permitting, construction, through commissioning. Repair and regeneration of 520 City and CHC owned affordable housing units including building and unit upgrades, building envelope, environmental efficiency upgrades & operating cost reductions Feasibility, planning and construction of 145 new city owned rental housing units as part of ten-year capital plan. Purchase of distressed assets for 80 new city owned affordable rental housing (as per community wide advocacy strategy) including purchase of distressed assets to provide immediate rental housing and help Tourism industry stabilize vacancy levels Resulting Capital Glenbow Revitalization will result in a renewal of exterior of building, modernization of Asset(s) systems such as HVAC, and renovation of interior of building. Telus Spark projects will upgrade and modernize exhibits such as the Dome Theatre projection system, virtual exhibits and solar generation in parking lot. Civic Partner Infrastructure Grant – Upgrade projects will upgrade Partner operated facilities to increase accessibility, reduce energy use, upgrade systems such as HVAC and audio systems. The Northwest Travellers Building will have its foundation stabilized, phase 1 of the Jack Singer/Public Building will receive urgent interior and exterior investments to improve access The Shouldice Dome project will provide a seasonal air-supported structure and associated foundations and anchoring systems. Addition of Fiber-Optic telecommunication critical asset infrastructure, which will increase City of Calgary fibre network. Affordable Housing Redevelopment will provide building and unit upgrades and enhancements in addition to planning and phase 1 implementation for the regeneration of city owned portfolio ending their life cycle. Location(s) Bowness, Renfrew, Downtown Commercial Core, Bridgeland, City-wide Locations Estimate Start On Approval Estimate